Leeds City

The Leeds City school district in Alabama serves students from preschool through 12th grade across four schools: two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The data reveals a range of academic performance, with Leeds High School standing out as the top performer in the district, while the middle and elementary schools show more mixed results.

Leeds High School is the highest-ranked school in the district, placing 112th out of 374 Alabama high schools and earning a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also boasts a strong 90.0% four-year graduation rate, exceeding the state average. In contrast, Leeds Middle School and the two elementary schools, Leeds Elementary School and Leeds Primary School, have more mixed academic performance, with some grades performing above the state average in certain subjects and others falling below.

The data also reveals some socioeconomic challenges facing the district, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.02% at Leeds Primary School to 62.04% at Leeds Middle School. Additionally, the district faces concerns around chronic absenteeism, with Leeds Elementary School reporting a rate of 14.8%, significantly higher than the state average.